Taking the Pixel out of the Picture

Philip Willis

Taking the Pixel out of the Picture

Philip Willis

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Abstract

We have developed a contour-based image and movie representation that takes the pixel out of the picture. We use contours, which are scale-free and can readily be rendered back to an image at a new resolution independent of the original. They are easy to rotate and zoom by fractional amounts. They can act as a universal intermediate during post-production. They provide a single delivery mechanism, whether to mobile phone, television screen, or cinema. They are futureproof,
taking high-definition resolution and beyond in their stride. This is not a disruptive
technology: Moving between pixels and contours can happen at any stage in the pipeline and does not need special cameras or displays.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	SMPTE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2013 - , UK United Kingdom Duration: 1 Jan 2013 → …

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Conference	SMPTE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2013
Country/Territory	UK United Kingdom
Period	1/01/13 → …

Keywords

video codecs
computer graphics and animation
image reconstruction
Image processing
Image segmentation

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SMPTE 2015 pixel out of the picture Library version
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Submitted manuscript, 910 KBLicence: Unspecified

Vector Streaming Video Pipeline
Willis, P. (PI)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/09/11 → 30/11/13
Project: Central government, health and local authorities

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Taking the Pixel out of the Picture

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